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MHET 2/2, 274 (P481536)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/2, 274 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481536 |
| Museum no. | BM 082390 & BM 082391 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(esze3) _iku a-sza3_ | 1 eše iku field |
| 2 | i-na sza-am-ka-[nim] | on the horizon |
| 3 | _ki_ ru-ut-tum _lukur {d}[utu]_ | from Ruttu, nadītu of Shamash |
| 4 | _dumu-munus_ i-zi-ga-tar# | daughter of Izigatar |
| 5 | {disz}ib-ni-{d}mar-tu# | Ibni-Amurrum |
| 6 | _dumu_ ib-ni-u2-ri-im | son of Ibni-urim, |
| 7 | _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim | the field for cultivation |
| 8 | u2-sze-s,i2 | he brought in. |
| 9 | _gu2-un a-sza3_ | the yield of the field |
| 10 | 6(gesz2) _sze gur#_ | 600 gur of barley |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu_ | with the bow of Šamaš |
| 2 | i-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im _i3-ag2-e2_ | at the gate of the granary he shall pay. |
| 3 | 6(disz) _ezem {d}utu_ | 6 festivals of Šamaš |
| 4 | 1(ban2) _zi3-da 1(disz) uzu_ | 1 ban2 of flour, 1 meat |
| 5 | i-pa-qi2-si2 | he shall replace. |
| 6 | _igi_ {d}utu {d}a-a | before Šamaš and Aya |
| 7 | _igi_ be-el-ta-ni | before Bēltani |
| 8 | _dumu-munus_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu | daughter of Nur-ilišu |
| 9 | _iti gu2-si_ | the month of Ayyaru |
| 10 | _mu_ esz3-nun-na a gal# mu-un-gul-la#_ | The year in which Eshnuna destroyed with great floods. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(esze3) _iku a-sza3_ | 1 eše iku field |
| 2 | i-na sza-[am-ka-nim] | on the horizon |
| 3 | _ki_ ru#-[ut-tum _lukur {d}utu]_ | from Ruttu, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 4 | _dumu#-[munus_ i-zi-ga-tar] | daughter of Izigatar |
| 5 | {disz}[ib-ni-{d}mar-tu] | Ibni-Amurrum |
| 6 | _dumu_ ib-[ni-u2-ri-im] | son of Ibni-urim |
| 7 | _a-sza3_ a-na# [er-re-szu-tim] | the field for cultivation |
| 8 | u2-sze-[s,i2] | he brought in. |
| 9 | _gu2-un [a-sza3]_ | the yield of the field |
| 10 | 6(gesz2) _sze# [gur]_ | 662 gur of barley |
| 11 | i-na _{gesz}[ban2 {d}utu]_ | with the bow of Šamaš |
| 12 | i-na _ka2#_ [ga-gi-im] | at the gate of the granary |
| 13 | _i3-ag2-[e]_ | he shall pay. |
| reverse | ||
| 3 | 6(disz) _ezem [{d}utu]_ | 6 festivals of Šamaš |
| 4 | 1(ban2) _zi3-da [1(disz) uzu]_ | 1 ban2 of flour, 1 piece of meat |
| 5 | a-hu-um ma#-[la a-hi-im] | as much as a brother |
| 6 | i-pa-qi2#-[si2] | he shall replace. |
| 7 | _igi_ {d}utu {d}[a-a] | before Šamaš and Aya |
| 8 | _igi_ be-el-ta#-[ni] | before Beletani |
| 9 | _dumu_ nu-ur2-i3#-[li2-szu] | son of Nur-ilišu |
| 10 | _igi_ {d}a-a-ku-zu#-[ub-ma-tim] | before Aya-kuzub-mātim |
| 11 | _dumu-munus_ zi-ma-x [...] | daughter of Zima-... |
| 12 | _iti gu2-si u4 2(u) 5(disz)#?-[kam]_ | The month of Ayyaru, the day 25 |
| 13 | _mu_ esz3-nun-na a gal-gal mu-un-gul-la_ | The year in which Eshnuna destroyed with great floods. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ia-ap-hur-[...] | Yaphur- |
| 2 | _dumu-munus_ i-zi-[...] | daughter of Izi- |
| 3 | _geme2_ {d}utu {d}a-[a] | female slave of Šamaš and Aya |
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